Italy @ Mexico
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B

ItalyItalyITA
4-0
9
4-0
Final

MexicoMexicoMEX
2-2
1
2-2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Italy Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Antonacci SS-2B |
J. Berti 2B |
T. Saggese SS |
J. Marsee CF |
V. Pasquantino 1B |
Z. Dezenzo DH |
J. Caglianone RF |
A. Fischer 3B |
J. D'Orazio C |
D. Nori LF |
a N. Morabito PH-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .636 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .833 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .350 | .250 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .350 | .750 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .294 | .267 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .375 | .583 | .875 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .875 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .778 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .533 | 1.083 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 34 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
a-grounded to third for Nori in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BFischer (1, Garcia)
- HRPasquantino 3 (3, 2nd inning off Assad 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off Duarte 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off Garcia 0 on, 0 Out); Berti (1, 4th inning off Assad 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPasquantino 3 (3), Marsee 2 (2), Fischer (3), Nori (5), Berti (1)
- 2Out RBIMarsee 2.
- SHNori
- GIDPAntonacci
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-7 (Marsee 1-1, Morabito 0-1, Fischer 0-1, Antonacci 0-1, Dezenzo 0-1, D'Orazio 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBCaglianone (1, 2nd base off Assad/Kirk)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Fischer-Berti-Pasquantino , Marsee-Antonacci-Pasquantino)
- AssistsMarsee (Ortiz, J at 1st base).
Mexico Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Duran RF |
R. Arozarena LF |
J. Aranda 1B |
A. Kirk C |
J. Meneses DH |
N. Alvarez Jr. 3B |
N. Gonzales 2B-SS |
b J. Ornelas PH |
M. Gil SS |
A. Thomas CF |
J. Ortiz SS |
a R. Tellez PH |
J. Serna 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .412 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .353 | .231 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .438 | .643 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .533 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .571 | .500 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .429 | .545 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .357 | .182 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .467 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .400 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .273 | .111 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
a-lined out to first for Ortiz in the 7th
b-flied out to right for Gonzales in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BAranda (1, Nola)
- RBIThomas (6)
- GIDPGonzales
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP0-8 (Duran 0-1, Ornelas 0-1, Arozarena 0-1, Tellez 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Kirk 0-3)
- Baserunning
- CSGonzales (1, 2nd base by Nola/D'Orazio)
- SBDuran (2, 2nd base off Graceffo/D'Orazio); Arozarena (1, 2nd base off Ottavino/D'Orazio)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Gonzales-Aranda , Gonzales-Ortiz-Aranda)
- EThomas (1, fielding)
- AssistsDuran, Ja (Marsee at 2nd base).
Italy Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Nola (W, 1-0) |
G. Graceffo |
C. Scotti |
J. La Sorsa |
A. Ottavino |
G. Quattrini |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 69-45 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 4.50 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.86 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 155-86 |
- Pitching
- HBPAlvarez Jr. 2 (by Graceffo, Ottavino); Serna (by Quattrini)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOttavino 2/5; Nola 8/17; La Sorsa 1/1; Scotti 1/3; Graceffo 4/7; Quattrini 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOttavino-6-1-1-0; Nola-12-10-12-11; La Sorsa-1-1-1-0; Scotti-1-1-2-2; Graceffo-8-2-2-3; Quattrini-2-1-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNola 4-3; Scotti 1-1; Graceffo 2-0; Quattrini 2-2
- Game ScoresA Nola 61
Mexico Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Assad (L, 0-1) |
B. Bernardino |
D. Duarte |
V. Vodnik |
R. Garcia |
R. Ramirez |
A. Munoz |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 60-39 | 4.50 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 5.40 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-12 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-12 | 7.71 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-9 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 161-96 |
- Pitching
- HBPAntonacci (by Vodnik)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuarte 3/4; Bernardino 1/4; Assad 13/17; Ramírez 0/2; Garcia 2/4; Muñoz 2/5; Vodnik 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuarte-3-2-4-3; Bernardino-3-1-0-3; Assad-5-12-12-9; Ramírez-0-1-3-1; Garcia-3-3-3-3; Muñoz-3-1-2-3; Vodnik-2-3-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDuarte 1-1; Bernardino 1-1; Assad 2-4; Ramírez 1-0; Muñoz 2-1; Vodnik 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Assad 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | ITA | MEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Pasquantino homered to right (342 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Berti homered to left center (349 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Nori hit sacrifice bunt, Caglianone scored, D'Orazio to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Marsee singled to right, D'Orazio scored and Nori scored, Marsee out stretching at second, Berti to third. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Pasquantino homered to right (349 feet). | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Berti singled to center, Antonacci scored on fielding error by center fielder Thomas. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Thomas grounded out to first, Meneses scored, Gonzales to second, Alvarez Jr. to third. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Pasquantino homered to right (337 feet). | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Fischer doubled to center, Dezenzo scored. | 9 | 1 | ||
ITA @ MEX Videos
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Game Information
Daikin Park
11:00 PM, 11 March 2026
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 39,894